AROUND TOWN
Amy Meyers Family Concert Rescheduled to May 12th
Amy Meyers and Friends has rescheduled the Family Concert to Saturday, May 12th. The concert is at The First Congregational Church of Palo Alto (1985 Louis Rd.) in the Social... |
Amy Meyers |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 12:46 pm by AL, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
We can still prevent war with Iran.
If a pending war with Iran already concerns you, you can skip the rest and go directly to this link for StopIranWar.com: Web Link or to learn more please re... |
Tom R |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:11 am by Dick, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Advice to Palo Altans: Be kind to each other
When it comes to embracing the greater good, nobody does it better than the people of Palo Alto.
We recycle, support our public schools and parks, buy Girl Scout cookies a... |
Blythe Nilsson |
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on Apr 24, 2007 at 7:11 am by Roy, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Next President
A leader has to show CURIOSITY. He has to listen to people outside of the "Yes, sir" crowd in his inner circle. He has to read voraciously, because the world is a big, complic... |
The Cohen brother |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 10:21 pm by Sillaw_E_Retlaw, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How does change happen in Palo Alto?
Hi,
Seems to me that Palo Alto has some change management issues.
From Change Management 101:
Web Link
In thinking about what is mea... |
Change Agent |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 5:41 pm by another parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
US Aid to Israel
According to Thomas Stauffer (see full report by staff writer David Francis of the Christian Science Monitor), a consulting economist in Washington, Israel has drained a stagg... |
Jag Singh |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 2:10 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Impossibly noisy restaurants -- what can be done
We ate at a downtown restaurant last weekend. Food and service were pretty good, if a bit overpriced, BUT,
There was "background music" which consisted of a continuous ver... |
David Lieberman |
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on Apr 23, 2007 at 8:55 am by Diner, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2008
In November, Californians defeated Proposition 82, the "Universal Preschool" act. April 25th, however, the "Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2008" (AB 1236), will be heard befor... |
Michelle Yee |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:13 pm by Tired of push-push-push, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Copycats- how ready are we
In the light of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy and now the threats against the PAPD, how ready are we here in Palo Alto and in particular Stanford, for the inevitable copyca... |
Curious |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 9:27 pm by Curious, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Virginia tragedy
Many of us are in heavy mourning tonight following the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. I wonder if anyone would like to share their reactions. And does anyone know what ... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 6:36 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Thanks for the Marguerite Shuttle
Since we moved downtown I have started to use the Stanford Marguerite Shuttle Bus Service. I am writing to express my appreciation to Stanford. The wait time is amazingl;y sho... |
stephen levy |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 5:24 pm by W.L. Grgurich, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What's the trigger for closing a topic?
Maybe I'm way out of the loop, but could someone (Tyler) explain why a topic gets locked and no more posts are allowed? Too many? Getting too ugly?
Thanks |
Curious |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 8:41 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Bayshore Sound Wall
The new 14-foot-high, 800-foot-long sound wall along Bayshore at the end of Loma Verde will undoubtedly reduce the noise level at the site of the new condominiums, but I wonde... |
Dick |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 1:11 am by joyce, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Party of Brown Shirts
Neoconservatives have turned the Republican Party into a Brownshirt Party.
Look at the evidence. While real patriots flee the party, the remaining supporters cling to power... |
The Cohen brother |
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on Apr 21, 2007 at 7:33 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
AROUND TOWN
What's wrong with South PA?
OK, this is a little tongue in cheek and I mean it to be light-hearted, but this caught my eye for the admit weekend for incoming Stanford student parents:
"Dine and Shop A... |
Curious |
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on Apr 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm by Curious, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Rush Hour Traffic Fee - what's this really about?
So now we have a new topic to consider from our "City" officials. A rush hour traffic fee. This idea is flawed in so many ways I can't begin to list them.
What we really ne... |
ToldUSo |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:23 pm by Rick, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anti-MI group wants election on Mah; cost =$1,000,000
So, I guess Faith Brigel has something against Grace Mah.
Over the past year, she fought tooth and nail against Mah's proposal for a Mandarin program in PAUSD.
Now she ... |
Everyparent |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 9:13 pm by taxpayer, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Le Petit Bistro
I went on a Saturday for dinner April 7, 2007. What a disappointment!
The snails had very little garlic and were pretty tastless, just oily.
The duck was dried out and ha... |
nat |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 8:50 pm by Brigit, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Recycling theft: PA enforcement policy?
Today is garbage/recycling day in my neighborhood.
I used to see the occasional recycling thief out and about early in the morning. Today I saw two active on my street a... |
Pillaged Recycler |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 6:14 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SPORTS
Paly Boys Track UNDEFEATED
I am writing this to let everyone know that Paly Boys track is undefeated so far! There is only one more meet, against Gunn, before the league championships. Stories about the... |
Voice Reporter |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 2:03 pm by Voice Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Meat and the Environment
With all the focus recently on reducing carbon emissions as they relate to transportation, it would be easy to overlook a more serious source of the planet-warming gases.
T... |
gordon |
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on Apr 20, 2007 at 11:26 am by gordon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Paying the Price for an SUV - Ira Ruskin creates a great gas hog disincentive
Web Link
Ira Ruskin shuold be praised for introducing this bill - let's hope it passes. |
Bill Boland |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 8:27 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Disaster Planning for Earthquake and Pandemic is Essential
I received this Link, today, to the website of the US Geological Survey (a local resource in Menlo Park), which shows how fast the earthquake moved in 1906. An earthquake gre... |
Alice Smith |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 5:04 pm by www.ReadySmart.com, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police Chief removes enforcement on leaf blowers
The Police Chief has just nullified the law passed by the Palo Alto City Council to ban gasoline powered leaf blowers at residences.
She told me that the reason is budgetar... |
nat |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm by mother of an asthmatic, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants
Once again I ate at Scott's last week, this time for breakfast. It was not crowded, it was very cold, and once again the service was 'marginal'. I had to ask another waiter ... |
mary |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:47 pm by Mike, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |